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2004-12-01 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve White 2004-12-01 12:17:12 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 it's an ay-rab thing--the enemy is my friend [after a few threats to his family and some lucrative payoffs to his clan]

Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2004-12-01 1:06:49 AM|| 2004-12-01 1:06:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The election must take place to save face for the US. If it takes talking to the devil, Allawi would do it. The Sunni group is a major power in Iraq and the US wants to pull out as soon as possible. However, the US can not pull out before the election takes place to avoid humiliation.

Posted by Goher 2004-12-01 5:29:05 AM|| 2004-12-01 5:29:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Is that The Truth , Goher, or just your opinion...

Posted by Bulldog 2004-12-01 5:33:36 AM|| 2004-12-01 5:33:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The Sunni group used to be a major power. Their current interest seems be as the turkeys in a turkey shoot.

Posted by phil_b 2004-12-01 5:51:58 AM|| 2004-12-01 5:51:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Goher you do realize that Allawi is sunni and is part of that 'Major' power structure. This 'power' only exists since the U.S. overthrew Saddam and that most of the Sunnis support Allawi, elections, and the U.S. invasion.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2004-12-01 8:30:26 AM|| 2004-12-01 8:30:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 doubt if Goher will be back to explain that one Cyber Sarge .

Posted by MacNails 2004-12-01 8:51:07 AM|| 2004-12-01 8:51:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Goher you do realize that Allawi is sunni and is part of that 'Major' power structure

Your facts are mixed up.
a. Allawi is a secular Shiite, not a Sunni, so his appointment as PM had Sistani's approval.

b. But since Allawi was also a former Baathist who served in the Iraqi intelligence services while Saddam was in power,in that sense he was part of the former power structure. However, Allawi eventually fell out of favor with Saddam and left Iraq in 1971 to pursue medical studies in the UK.

Posted by Javirong Omavigum8347 2004-12-01 11:27:50 AM|| 2004-12-01 11:27:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 its the "bobby darin" option--ie--splish splash i was takin' a baath

Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2004-12-01 12:52:17 PM|| 2004-12-01 12:52:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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